Vehicle-lamp.



E. M. ROSENBLUTH.

VEHICLE LAMP. APPLICATION FILED AUG.I6, 1917.

1 MWJW Patented Aug. 13, 1918.

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To all whom it man concern Be it known t at l, Enwrn ll-Hosanniin'rrr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the @tate of Pennsylvania, haveinvented a certain new and useful improvement in Vehicledliamps, whereol the following is a specification, relierence being bad to the accompanying draw in s.

lily invention is designed and adapted for use on a vehicle to illuminate a vehicle number plate and adord both a front and rear signal by light transmitted by a single translucent element.-

its hereinafter described, my invention in eludes the combination with an incandescent electric lamp; of a casing for said lamp including a cup shaped shell having means arranged to detachably engage said lamp, and a series oil projections adapted to de tachably hold a translucent panel of colored.

glass, in spaced relation with said shell; whereby light from said lamp is retracted by said panel in both directions oi the axis oil said casing, and transversely through the space between said casing and said panel. lln order to adapt said lamp for the purpose above specified, l find it convenient to mount it upon a holder having means arranged to detachably hold said casing, and means ar ranged to detachably hold a vehicle number plate in position to receive light transmitted transversely from said lamp by said casing and said panel.

lln said drawings: Figure l is a front elevation. of a lamp and appurtenances conveniently embodying my invention, including a holder for a vehicle number plate adapted to be supported by a rear wheel mud guard or vehicle.

hig. llll is a side elevation oi" the structure shown in Fig. l, but connected to such a guard, and holding such a plate.

hig. llll is'a rear elevation oi the lamp casing and alragment of its holder, showing the projection of the light retracting element transversely beyond said casing, so as to be visible from both the trout and the rear oi. the latter.

Fig. 'lV is a longitudinal sectional View" oi said structure, taken on the line llV-lll in Fig. llllll.

Fig. V is a perspective view ot a modified form of the lamp casing.

ln sa' figures; l is an incandescent electric lamp mounted in the casing including specification or Letters itatont.

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the cup shaped shell 2 which has the annular flange 3 and the annular seat l. The socket 6 in said shell, which is fitted to slide in the split tubular extension 7 of said shell, has the bayonet slot 9 adapted to engage the pin 10 on the plug 11 of said lamp 1 to detachably engage the latter in said. casing. 'lhe flexible annular reflector 13, which is conveniently formed of a stamping i'rom plane sheet celluloid, is resiliently held between said lamp l. and said soclret b, so as to be listed, as indicated in lTig. l and term a substantially tight joint with said seat a. ll find it convenient to inclose the trout end of said socket 6 with a piece oi? soft rubber tubing lat which is normally cylindrical but is compressed and consequently distorted to the form shown in l ig. ll], to term a substantially tight joint at its junction with said shell 2 and with said rei'lector l3.

Said lamp 1 has terminals to and in which, in the position shown in llV, contact with respective spring pressed plungers l8 and 19 which are mounted to reciprocate in the insulating bloclr Ell which is stationary in said socket 6. lilaid plungers l8 and it) are also adapted to contact with the terminals 22 and 23 which are rigidly mounted in the plug 24 which is do tachably connected with said socket 6 by the engagement of its pm at in the bayonet slot 27 in said soclre't. daid terminals 529; and 23 are respectively connected with the electric conductors 2d and 29 through which said lamp 'Il may be energised l rom any suitable source. it may be observed that said plug 24; may be turned to present its pin 26 at the end of the slot 27 opposite to that in which it is shown in Fig. il to break the lighting circuit without removal of said plug, and the lamp it may be thus lighted or entinguished by turning said plug 52d.

its shown in Figs. l to ll l' inclusive; said shell t is provided with a circular series of three projections conveniently formed oil cylindrical wires 31, each having one end 32 titted in a perforation in the body of said shell, and each wire extending through a perforation in the flange 3 ol said shell and having a hoolr 3d at its free end, to hold the translucent panel o'l colored glass 35 which pre'leraloly terms a liresnel lens caable oi retracting light lrom said lamp 1 in both directions oil the axis of said casing till lll

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2 so as to afford both a front and rear signal. Said projections 31 hold said panel in spaced relation with said shell so that light may be transmitted from said lamp, transversely to its axis, between said shell 2 and panel 35 to illuminate the vehicle number plate so. Said plate is conveniently supported in cooperative relation with said lamp, by the bracket 37, shown in Figs. l

and ll, with which said plate is conveniently connected by the bolts 38 which extend through the holes 39 in said bracket and are engaged by the nuts 40. l find it convenient to support said bracket 37 upon a rear wheel mud guard 41, or the vehicle, by the bolts 4:2 and nuts 43 indicated in H, which bolts extend through the holes 45 in said bracket 37.

I found it convenient to connect the lamp casing 52 with the bracket 37 above described by securing to said bracket, by the rivet 1 2, the clamping band 48 arranged to embrace the split tubular extension '2' of sald casing and constricted upon said socket 6 by the bolt 50 and nut olshown in Figs. ll and HI. However, such clamping means are claimed in Letters Patent of the United States 1,224,097 granted tome April 24:, 1917, and it is to be understood that my present invention is not dependent upon use of such a support. For instance, I have shown in Fig. V a lamp casing 53 which is conveniently formed of pressed sheet metal having a circular series-of four pro cctions 54 respectively provided with books 55 for engagement with the panel 56 which is indicated by a dotted ellipse in said figure, but is, in fact, circular like the panel 35. Said casing 53 has the web 58 connecting 2 of its projections 54%, serving as a'sliell and reflector for the lamp which is mounted in said casing similar to the lamp 1 aforesaid.

l find the construction of casing shown in Fig, V preferable to that shown in the otherfigures, for'dash lamps, in that the electric lamp; of a casing for said lamp in-' cluding a cup shaped shell, having an annular flange and an annular seat; a socket in said shell having means to detachablv .en-

gage said lamp; a flexible annular reflector detachably fitted between said lamp and said socket and resilientl bearing upon said shell; a circular series ot'projections on said detachably fitted between said lamp and said shell, each consisting of a wire having; one end fitted in a perforation in the body of said shell and extendine through a perfora tion in the flange of said shell, and having a hook at its free end; a translucent panel of colored glass, forming a lens capable of to fracting light in both directions of the axis of said casing, detachably engaged by said hooks, in spaced relation with said shell; said panel being of larger diameter than said shell; whereby said panel is visible in both directions of the axis of .aid shell to afford both a front signal and a rear signal with respect to said shell; and a holder, having means arranged to dctachably hold a vehicle number plate in position to receive light transmitted transversely from said lamp between said shell and said panel.

2, lhe combination with an incandescent electric lamp; of a casing for said lamp in- 3 cluding a cup shaped shell, having an annular flange and an annular seat; a socket in said shell having means to detachablv engage said lamp; a flexible annular reiicctor socket and resiliently bearing upon said shell; a circular series of pro ect1ons on said shell, each having a hook at its free end; a

translucent panel of colored glass, forming a lens capable of retracting light in both directions of the axis of said casing, detachably engaged by said hooks in spaced rela tion with said shell; said panel being of larger diameter than said shell; whereby said panel is visible in both directionsof the loo axis of said shell to afford both a front signal and a rear signal with respect to said shell; and a holder, having means arranged to detachably hold a vehicle number plate in position to receive light transmitted transversely from said lamp between said shell and said panel.

3. The combination with an incandescent electric lamppor" a casing for said'lamp including a cup shaped shell, having an annular flange and an annular seat; a socket in said shell having means to detachablv engage said lamp; a flexible annular reflector detachably fitted between said lamp and said socket and resiliently bearing upon said shell; a circular series of projections on said shell, each consistin of a wire havin one end fitted in a per *oration in the be y of said shell and extending through a perforation in the flange of soul shell, and having a hook at its free end; and a translucent panel capable of refractin light in both directions of the axis of said casing, detachably engaged by said hooks in spaced relation with said shell; said panel being of larger diameter than said shell; whereby sald panel is visible in both directions of the axis of said shell to aii'ord both a trout sir;- nal and a rear signal with respect to said shell. 139,,

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4. The combination with an incandescent electric lamp; of a casing for said lamp including a cup shaped shell, having an annular flange and an, annular seat; a socket in said shell having means to detachably engage said lamp; a flexible annular reflector detachably fitted between said lamp and said socket and resiliently bearing upon said shell; a circular series of projections on said shell, each having a hook at its free end;

and a translucent panel capable of retract ing light in both directions of the axis of..

said casing, detachably engaged by said hooks in spaced relation with said shell; said panel being of larger diameter than said shell; whereby said panel is visible in both directions of the axis of said shell to afford both a front signal and a rear signal with respect to said shell.

5. The combination with an incandescent electric lamp; of a casing for said lamp including a cup shaped shell, having an annular flange and an annular seat; a socket in said shell having means to detachably engage said lamp; an annular reflector detachably fitted between said lamp and said socket and bearing upon said shell; a series of projections on said shell, each having a hook at its free end; and a translucent panel capable of retracting light in both directions of the axis of said casing, detachably engaged by said hooks in spaced relation with said shell; said panel being oflarger diameter than said shell; whereby said panel is visible in both directions of the axis of said shell to afford both a front signal and a rear signal with respect to said shell.

6. The combination with an incandescent electric lamp; of a casing for said lamp including a shell; a socket in said shell having means to detachably engage said lamp; a circular series of projections on said shell, each having a hook at its free end; and a translucent panel capable of retracting light in both directions of the axis of said casing, detachably engaged by said hooks, in spaced panel detachably engaged by said hooks in spaced relation with said shell and a web forming a light shield between two of said projections.

8. The combination with an incandescentelectric lamp; of a casing for said lamp including a cup shaped shell, having means to detachably engage a lamp; a series of projections on said shell, each having a hook at its free end; a translucentpanel detachably engaged by saidhooks in spaced relation with said, shell; and a flexible reflector,

flexed between said lamp and said shell; whereby light is projected from said lamp, transversely between said shell and panel.

9. The combination with an incandescent electric lamp; of a casing for said lamp including a cup shaped shell, having means to detachably engage a lamp; a series of projections on said shell, each having a hook at its free end; a translucent panel detachably engaged by said hooks in spaced relation with said shell; and a reflector, between said lamp and said shell; whereby light is projected from said lamp, transversely between said shell and panel.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this fourteenth day of August, 1917.

EDWIN M. ROSENBLUTH.

Witnesses;

C. C. MARTIN, E. H. Wonsrnnnomrn. 

